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ms arrival, had been secretly enyious
OF Eva, Of her wealth, jewels, silks and.

OF Eva, Of her wealth, Jewels, silks and.
laces; OF her gentle, lady like manners.
her beauty, erything; for when envy
enters the soul it is Unsuitable, and
feeds upon any material it can seize
for this purpose. Eva was rich, it is
true, but she valued riches only as ii
enabled her to make others happy:
She had jewels, silks and laces, but she
seldom wore them, and dressed far
more simply than Belle; her manners
ought not to have offended, since they
sprung from unsel6shness; and her
loneliness was of the delicate unas-
stunning order that was far less eff
fective than the regal beauty of her.
cousin Belle.
But the latter fancied there was a.
growing fancy between Eva and ALI
son Foster, and this fact completed
her dislike.
We all understand how objects rise
in the estimation when others begin
to prize them. It was so with Belle.
Allison Foster was undoubtedly good,
handsome, and talented, "a young
physician, sure to make his mark
as her uncle Atwood said, truly; and
Belle had encouraged his attention pre-
vious to her cousin s arrival ;although
she had not fully made up her mind
that she would marry him ifhe should
offer himself for a still more eligible
match might intervene. But when she
saw her cousins evident appreciation
of his worth and manliness- her cous-
in, who had seen SO many rich and
cultured people-she grew jealous OF
every word or look that passed be-
tween Them, and she burned to humili-
ate her rival.
If love is blind, jealousy is doubly
50. Eva was not her rival in any sense,
for Allison had only a kindly feeling in
his heart for the fair young stranger,
the glamour OF Bellies beauty still be
ing around him. Indeed, although moth
ing was said to her about the matter,
she felt sure Of his love for Belle; and,
though she wondered in her heart,
that he had not chosen Annie instead,
she never thought OF herself in connec-
ton with the matter. She did admire
him, and liked to have him talk to
her, and she thought Belle must be
very happy indeed.
The first of April arrived, and the
family. suspicious and agitated, sat
down to the breakfast table.
The eggs were passed, but no one
touched them except Eva and little
Isabel. Their temeritv was rewarded
by finding them all right. (Mrs. Ches-
ter had handed them out.
Encouraged by this, Will and his
sisters each took one, but found only
the shell cleverly filled with salt.
Warned by this, even Isabel did not
touch the ginger-snaps, and it was as
we'll, for they had been turned out Of
black walnut in exact imitation OF the
|toothsome dalnties which regularly
appeared upon the breakfast table of
the Chesters.
The coffee was fragrant and excellent,
as usual; the cream neither sailed nor
sour, and the sugar cubes white and
glistenlng. But no amount OF stirring
would dissolve them. Extracting his
with his spoon, Will raped it on the
table.
MARBLE, girls, sure's your alive"
he cried. GOOD for you, mother.
You see, dear. mimicking his mothers
tone, turning to his cousin, " the
children are up to all kinds of games,'
and mother is as much child as any
of u.s."
Mrs. Chester laughed and Eva en-
joyed their jokes immensely. Just
then the letters were brought in. There
were only two, one for Will and one
for Eva. Will looked dismayed at the
contents Of his, but frightened up al
most Immediately.
"Own up now; which OF you wrote
this letter."
Each one solenlnly asserted that
they had neither written it nor caused
it to be written
"What is it, DEAR" asked his moth
er, anxiously.
Nothing, only one of our larks
must have got out. The faculty want
my presence Immediately at tie col
lege to answer certain charges, etc. [
was sure it was an April fool"
ooh, WILL exclaimed his mother.
"serves him right" said Belle.
college boys are no better than cubs -
''Thank you, sissy" said Will,
making a low bow. "Halloo, what is
thls?" gathering up his text books and
fndlnga ffty-dollar bill in his Greek.
"Spose father sent it, mother?'
''Ask me tomorrow" answered his
mother, trying to be merry, but wor-
ried at her sons difficulty in college.
''Did you put it there, Eva?'
"Ask me tomorrow" she answered
exactly as his mother had done.
| Belle thrust her hand Into her pock-
ct and drew orth an elegant bracelet
yes, two OF them-and she gave a
cry Of pleasure. "Oh, who could have
put it there?"
"Allison Foster suggested Will;
but he did not believe it.
| .'Pshaw! you know BETTER" said
Belle; but she was pleased with the
suggestion.
"Well, then, I guess Eva Atwood"
''!Fhat is even more ridiculo Gus, said
she scornfully.
';Then you have found me out.
Spare my bushes, my dear sister. I
earned the money nights. I burned
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